Morning Thread

post from Eschaton on 14 March 2008 08:05:00 AM. © Eschaton

Read some poetry.

Register.

And wash your neck!

--Molly I.

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Perhaps It Is the Meds ...

post from Edward J. Renehan Jr. on 14 March 2008 08:04:00 AM. © Edward J. Renehan Jr.

... which really seem to be leveling me, thank God, in their latest incarnation. But they are making me do things I only used to do when I was younger and better. I am not younger, but perhaps I am a bit better. Thus, for the first time in a very long time (1979) I've allowed myself to be coaxed out of musical retirement. On Friday, March 21 - Good Friday - I will join Artie Traum and Happy Traum in a musical interlude up at Albany. We'll be at WAMC Public Radio's Linda Norris Auditorium with film director/producer Jim Brown and Clearwater executive director Jeff Rumpf for a screening of Jim's superb "American Masters" film Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, after which we'll have a panel discussion about the film and Pete before Artie and Happy and I break out the guitars. Pray for me. Click here and scroll down for ticketing information.

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You Are Now Free to . . . Fly At Your Own Risk

post from Firedoglake on 14 March 2008 08:00:27 AM. © Firedoglake

How much more abuse or trust and endangerment will the American public tolerate before it demands the corrupt Bush/Cheney regime be removed from office? Every week exposes new horrors. Last week we learned that Southwest Airlines officials convinced[...]

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President Bush Intervenes on EPA Smog Ruling

post from THE ENVIRONMENTALIST on 14 March 2008 07:57:00 AM. © THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

by Janet Ritzwith Environmentalist Staff Cross-posted on ReutersGeorge W. Bush personally intervened on the new EPA smog ruling by pushing them to lower the standards more than the EPA wanted, to standards already lower than the recommended[...]

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Morning grumpy

post from Eschaton on 14 March 2008 07:54:00 AM. © Eschaton

Keith and Rachel.

They must be planning an all-out attack on Iran, because they are denying it all just the same way they did for Iraq.

(And no one's heard from Ferraro in 20 years, so how come what she has to say is suddenly so important? Who cares? Who does this serve?)

Signed,
Not Atrios

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Time For A Cartoon

post from American Street on 14 March 2008 07:45:00 AM. © American Street

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Welcome To The New ThinkProgress

post from Think Progress on 14 March 2008 07:30:00 AM. © Think Progress

Welcome to your new and improved ThinkProgress! As you can see, we have given the site a fresh look while preserving the integrity of the old design. In addition to enhancing the graphics on the site, we?ve added a variety of new user functions that we hope you will use often. Here?s a summary of the new features:

– Most Popular box. On the top right hand corner, you will see a new feature that will allow you to view the most popular ThinkProgress posts according to three different metrics: 1) individual posts that have been most frequently linked to by other websites, 2) posts that have received the most number of comments, and 3) posts that have been most frequently e-mailed. [Update: We’re still working on populating this box.]
– Search function. We have instituted a new Google search appliance that will hopefully provide for better search results.
– Tip box. On the right-hand sidebar, you will see a new tip box. If you ever have a news story or an idea that you would like to pass on to us, please use this feature. We love receiving tips!
– Progress Report graphic. Also on the right-hand sidebar, there is a new graphic that features the Progress Report, a daily e-newsletter written by the authors of ThinkProgress. The graphic will be changed each day to reflect the main item of that morning?s Progress Report. You can subscribe to receive the newsletter in your inbox by clicking here.
– ?Share this.? At the bottom of each blog post, you?ll now see a ?Share this? button. Click on that to see a variety of options that allow you to disseminate our content to your social networks.
– E-mail a post. By clicking on the ?share this? button, you will see an option to e-mail a blog post. If you like our content, we hope you will send it to your friends and encourage them to visit ThinkProgress more often.
– Print a post. At the bottom of each post, you will see a print option. We created this option because many of our readers have asked us to provide an easier way to print out TP posts.

These are some of the important new features, but you?ll encounter many others as you browse around the site. We?d like to thank our friends at New Signature along with the tech staff at the Center for American Progress Action Fund for developing and implementing these new design concepts. We?ll continue to work to improve the site in whatever way we can.

Let us know what you think of the new look. We?re anxious to hear your feedback. Also, there are many more big announcements coming in the very near future. So stay tuned to ThinkProgress, and as always, thanks for reading.

UPDATE: We’re still working out some kinks this morning so please bear with us.

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Docudharma Times Friday March 14

And what you say about his companyIs what you say about society.Friday's Headlines: Economy Hammered by Toxic Blend of Ailments: Ozone Rules Weakened at Bush's Behest: Body of kidnapped archbishop found in Iraq: Islamic Jihad resumes rocket attacks on[...]

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What are you reading Science Fiction

If you like to trade books, try BookMooch.cfk has bookflurries on Weds. nightspico has literature for kossacks on Tues. nights, but it's on hiatusWhat are you reading? is crossposted to dailyKosIf you have ideas for future weeks, let me know (one idea is[...]

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The Surrogate Votergate

Republicans have reportedly been crossing over in record numbers to vote in Democratic Party primaries. This isn't possible in Pennsylvania, which is a "closed" primary state. But maybe there's another tactic the GOP can use...and a money-making opportunity for the entrepreneurially minded Pa. voter...

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